a warm, sunny morning in early June, Nasrin Sotoudeh arrived at the offices of the Iranian Bar Association in central Tehran shortly after 9 a.m. The bespectacled, petite 52-year-old was wearing a blue manteau, beige pants, and red shoes. To comply with the compulsory hijab law, Sotoudeh had covered her short hair with her […]
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Iran Executes Woman For Killing Ex-Intelligence Officer
Iranian authorities have hanged a 26-year-old woman for the murder of a former intelligence official. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted the Tehran prosecutor’s office as saying Reyhaneh Jabbari was hanged at dawn on October 25. A Facebook page, “Save Reyhaneh Jabbari From Execution In Iran,” that campaigned for her release confirmed her execution. […]
Mother Tongue: A Human, Child and Woman’s Right
Women and children human rights activists agree on the deep bond between a woman’s right and those of the child. This connection is so tight that one cannot be clearly studied without the other. Many of the reasons and acts that destroy the rights of a child also exist in the discrimination […]
Help!!! Save the Life of an Innocent, Tortured Iranian Woman on Death Row
Below is an English translation of a text written by Mohmmad Mostafaie, prominent human rights lawyer who is an expert on the Safieh Ghafouri (a.k.a. Maryam) case. For media inquiries on Maryam’s case or interviews with Mohammad Mostafaie, please contact: [email protected]
A Woman Killed by Her Basiji Family in Kamyaran
Fatemeh Azadi, a young woman from the northwestern Iranian city of Kamyaran, was heinously killed by the members of her family during a dispute involving her suitor.
Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Letter to the Head of the Judiciary: “Your Judge Proved that Iranian Women Cannot Be Ignored!”
July 2nd 2011 – The Feminist School : Nasrin Sotoudeh , lawyer, human rights and women’s rights activist has addressed a letter to the head of Iran’s judiciary. Inspired by Paulo Coelho, Sotoudeh provides a beautiful narrative of the events that occurred after the presidential elections of June 2009.
Britain asks Iran to investigate death of women’s rights activist Haleh Sahabi
Daughter of veteran dissident leader died from a heart attack after scuffles with security forces at her father’s funeral